Youth Scotland, Scotland’s national charity for the support and delivery of community-based youth work, is recruiting a Finance Officer to join our Corporate Services team.

Youth Scotland’s Finance Officer is a key position, from processing grants to youth groups to preparing management accounts, which help us to deliver services that support young people and youth workers.

Do you want to help make a difference to young people across Scotland?

Role Details

• Part-time: 28 hours per week
• Salary Scale: £34,270 - £38,080 Pro-rata (Salary points 31-35)
• Based in Edinburgh, with some hybrid working
• Permanent

The Role

Youth Scotland has an annual turnover around £2M a year, with approximately 80% of that being restricted funding. Funding is comprised of a mix of core government grants, national independent grant-making trusts and smaller programme work.

We operate a range of finance systems, procedures and reporting practices to support our operations and administer direct small grants to member groups. The Finance Officer processes monthly payroll and supports the Corporate Services Manager in preparing management accounts and reports that support effective planning, decision-making and financial management across the organisation.

This role would suit someone with experience of working in finance within a charity, voluntary sector organisation or similar environment. You will be comfortable working with financial systems, maintaining accurate records, supporting reporting processes and working collaboratively with colleagues across different teams.

The Organisation

Youth Scotland is the largest national youth work organisation in Scotland, supporting 116,979 young people, 2,430 youth groups from 628 member organisations and over 12,348 youth workers. Youth Scotland has been around since the early 20th century and has a diverse membership network – from small rural youth groups to large urban projects. The common goal that we all share is better outcomes for young people.

Our membership network is made up of local youth groups of all sizes, Area Associations and Youth Scotland staff who can provide support and training on a range of youth work topics. We are proud of the varied, universal youth work our network delivers and the innovative solutions our members create in an ever-changing youth work landscape. If you have the skills, experience and commitment to support effective charity finance, we would welcome your application.

Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people? Do you want a flexible, varied and meaningful job in a supportive team? Do you value great employee benefits such as generous holidays and an annual training budget? Apply to join us!

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Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people? Do you want a flexible, varied and meaningful job in a supportive team? Do you value great employee benefits such as generous holidays and an annual training budget? Apply to join us!

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